PM Najib to lead protest against USA recognition of Jerusalem
Mahathir Mohamad, the former prime minister who is leading the opposition coalition, also made a short appearance at the mosque. UMNO, the party which Najib chairs, has always been competing with the Malaysian Islamic Party to win over Muslim voters.

Sensex, Nifty jump at the start on Asian optimism
Sector-wise, the S&P BSE capital goods index rose by 176.19 points, IT index by 144.29 points and auto index by 115.40 points. The BSE Smallcap and Midcap indices extended gains for the sixth consecutive session today, following the market momentum.

Chicago boy, 5, shot for 2nd time in his life; dad arrested
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in a shooting near a high school in Chicago that left a young man dead and a teenager wounded. Chicago police are questioning a man about why and how the boy had the gun on Tuesday, according to the Tribune.

Cardinal Bernard Law to be honored Thursday with Vatican funeral
Although Law has said he is " indeed profoundly sorry ", there's really no amount of apologizing that can make up for what he did. He hewed to strict church orthodoxy on issues like ordaining women or loosening traditional celibacy rules of the priesthood.

President Donald Trump on Thursday escaped a constitutional showdown over the operation of his business empire, after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging he had flouted constitutional limits on benefits presidents are allowed from their financial dealings with foreign and domestic governments.

U.S. District Judge George Daniels said it was too soon for the lawsuit to be considered by the courts, particularly because Congress had not considered the issue.

Trump's refusal to divest his sprawling web of global real estate holdings and other business interests has fueled criticism that he's miring the White House in conflicts of interest.

The lawsuit was brought in NY by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) in the first weekend of the Trump administration. He granted a motion by the Department of Justice to dismiss the case.

"This case involves a conflict between Congress and the President in which this Court should not interfere unless and until Congress has asserted its authority", Daniels wrote.

"While today's ruling is a setback, we will not walk away from this serious and ongoing constitutional violation", CREW said in a statement.

CREW's argument against Trump rested on his decision not to sell his business holdings before the inauguration. Instead, the judge stated the dispute should be resolved through the "political process". The ethics group's lawyers are weighing their options, he added. That qualifies as accepting an illegal emolument, CREW said.

But Daniels said the plaintiffs failed to prove injury from the accusations. At issue was the Emoluments Clause, which prohibits USA officeholders from accepting gifts or titles from foreign governments without Congress approval.

Two similar cases against the president are still pending. Congressional Democrats sued Trump in federal court in Washington, and the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia have sued in a federal court in Maryland.